CDMA/OTFS Sensing Outperforms Pure OTFS at the Same Communication Throughput by Hugo Hawkins, Chao Xu, Lie-Liang Yang, Lajos Hanzo

“…There is a dearth of publications on the subject of spreading-aided Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (OTFS) solutions, especially for Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC), even though Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) assisted multi-user OTFS (CDMA/OTFS) exhibits tangible benefits. …”
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Gross and applied anatomy pedagogical approaches in occupational therapy education: protocol for a scoping review by Emily S Ho, Anne Agur, Andrea Duncan, Erica Dove, Kelly Hennessy, Athena Kirou-Mauro, Lorna Aitkens

“…To address this limitation, applied anatomy instructors have developed innovative novel approaches to teach gross and applied anatomy to student occupational therapists, including live/surface anatomy, medical imaging, and more recently, computer-aided instruction. The types of different anatomy pedagogical approaches used and their impact on learning outcomes in occupational therapy education are unclear. …”
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Understanding transmission pathways and integrated digital surveillance potential of antimicrobial resistance in Ethiopia in a One Health approach: a mixed-method study protocol by Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Christoph Gradmann, Andrea Sylvia Winkler, Zeleke Mekonnen, Ernst Kristian Rodland

“…The assessment of AMR in the population of Jimma, Ethiopia with or without exposure to cattle will reinforce the importance of OH research to identify the impending exchange of resistance profile between humans and animals as well as its ultimate dissemination in the surrounding environment.The targeted semistructured key stakeholder interviews will aid to strengthen the OH-AMR surveillance in Ethiopia by understanding the acceptability of an integrated AMR surveillance platform based on the District Health Information Software-2 and the feasibility of its context-specific establishment.Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the Regional Ethics Committee, Norway, and the Institutional Review Board of Jimma University, Ethiopia. …”
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Secondary metabolites from the resins of Aloe vera and Commiphora mukul mitigate lipid peroxidation by Rehman Najeeb Ur, Al-Riyami Samia Ahmed, Hussain Hidayat, Ali Amjad, Khan Abdul Latif, Al-Harrasi Ahmed

“…Counteracting such stresses with the aid of nature-based chemical constituents can be an ideal therapeutic approach. …”
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Supportive care needs of the family caregivers of urostomy patients: a qualitative study by Kaixia Gao, Shaoguo Zhang, Jie Liu, Fang Zhang, Na Liu, Jiyan Dong, Tingting Zhang, Junping Gao, Sufang Qin, Junhong An, Xiaojuan Han

“…The method of qualitative research with the aid of purposive sampling was adopted in the present study. …”
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Fatty Acid Composition and Anticancer Activity of Neutral and Polar Lipids of Pacific Oyster ( Crassostrea gigas ) Cultured in Khanh Hoa Coast in Vietnam by Minh Van Nguyen, Derrick Kakooza, Thi Hong Tuoi Do, Anh Phuong Thi Tran, Han The Nguyen, Ngoc Quang Tran

“…The findings of the present study show that lipids extracted from C. gigas oysters cultured in Khanh Hoa Coast have a weak anticancer activity but may still aid in prevention and treatment of certain cancer types.…”
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A Hierarchical Graph-Enhanced Transformer Network for Remote Sensing Scene Classification by Ziwei Li, Weiming Xu, Shiyu Yang, Juan Wang, Hua Su, Zhanchao Huang, Sheng Wu

“…Moreover, we develop a fine-grained graph neural network extractor that constructs the spatial topological relationships of pixel-level scene images, thereby aiding in the discrimination of similar complex scene categories. …”
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Quality of Sleep in an HIV Population on Antiretroviral Therapy at an Urban Tertiary Centre in Lagos, Nigeria by Olajumoke Oshinaike, Akinsegun Akinbami, Olaitan Ojelabi, Akinola Dada, Adedoyin Dosunmu, Sarah John Olabode

“…Using a cross-sectional design, 300 patients attending the outpatient HIV/AIDS clinic at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital were recruited. …”
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Assessment of depression, PTSD, and insomnia symptoms in a cohort of Palestinian migrants residing in Jordanian camps during the outbreak of the War on Gaza: occurrence and correla... by Omar Gammoh, Saleh Bazi, Ruba Al Akash, Bilal Sayaheen, Mervat Alsous, Albara Alomari

“…The use of over-the-counter antihistamines as a sleep aid was a significant correlate severe insomnia (OR = 3.19, 95%CI = 1.17–8.71, p = 0.02) and PTSD (OR = 3.32, 95% CI = 1.34–8.21, p = 0.01). …”
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Text messaging to improve connection between adolescents and their health care providers by Claire R Galvin, Astrid M De Souza, James E Potts, Penny L Sneddon, Shubhayan Sanatani, Kathryn R Armstrong

“…In those with underlying chronic conditions such as adolescent dysautonomia, improving communication between clinic visits may improve connection with their health care provider which may aide management. Our aims were as follows: (1) to implement a text message platform to increase communication between adolescent patients and health care provider (HCP); (2) to evaluate its effect on quality of life (QoL), symptom burden, and patient engagement; and (3) to determine patient satisfaction with the platform. …”
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Two cellular models for analyzing mitochondrial heteroplasmy by Yaning Hu, Lin Jiang, Wen Liu, Xingbo Zhao

“…Results: The two methods can generate a variety of mitochondrial heteroplasmy cells of interest which can aid in understanding the patterns and influencing factors underlying heteroplasmy changes. …”
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Glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide agonists for the treatment of obesity and diabetes mellitus by Alexander C. Martins, Beatriz G. de la Torre, Fernando Albericio

“…Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) have emerged as a promising class of medications with dual benefits in managing diabetes and aiding weight loss such as semaglutide, liraglutide, dulaglutide, exenatide, among others. …”
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The Role of IL-6 and TNF-Alpha Biomarkers in Predicting Disability Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients by Ciprian-Ionuț Băcilă, Maria-Gabriela Vlădoiu, Mădălina Văleanu, Doru-Florian-Cornel Moga, Pia-Manuela Pumnea

“…Monitoring these cytokines in the early stages of stroke could aid in identifying patients at higher risk for long-term disability, potentially guiding personalized therapeutic strategies. …”
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Consistency Regularization for Semi-Supervised Semantic Segmentation of Flood Regions From SAR Images by G. Savitha, S. Girisha, Pundarika Sughosh, Dasharathraj K. Shetty, Jayaraj Mymbilly Balakrishnan, Rahul Paul, Nithesh Naik

“…Additionally, there is a need to develop computer-aided tools specifically designed for automatically identifying areas that are vulnerable to flooding using SAR data. …”
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Comparative analysis of bulk ceramics and thick film coatings for optimized energy storage technologies by Imran Hussain Khan, Muhammad Salman Habib, Adnan Maqbool, Muhammad Asif Rafiq, Amjad Ali, Khushnuda Nur, Aqil Inam, Nasimullah, Vojtech Blazek, Stanislav Misak

“…Thick films were deposited onto nickel substrate by applying EPD parameters, i.e. voltage (225–290 V) and coating time (30–180 s) to acetone based colloidal suspension without aid of any dispersing agent. In a comparative analysis, both thick films and bulk ceramics revealed significant densification with sintering temperature from 1025 to 1150 °C. …”
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Perspectives on Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Older Patients: Applying Gut-Feeling in an Evidence-Based Era? by Vera E.R. Asscher, Cynthia M. Verbiest, Sanne N. Waars, Simon P. Mooijaart, Andrea E. van der Meulen-de Jong, Arwen H. Pieterse, P.W. Jeroen Maljaars

“…This underlines the need for clinically applicable evidence on frailty in IBD, which could aid tailored treatment.…”
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Clonal hematopoiesis in patients with autoimmune thrombocytopenia: an international multicenter study by Bruno Fattizzo, Alfredo Marchetti, Alessandro Bosi, Carmelo Gurnari, Juri Alessandro Giannotta, Giacinto Luca Pedone, Elena Rossi, Valentina Carrai, Andrea Guido, Filippo Brioschi, Monica Carpenedo, Monica Crugnola, Domenica Caramazza, Livia Leuzzi, Monia Marchetti, Gabriele Merati, Simona Malato, Fabrizio Vianello, Andrea Patriarca, Hussein Awada, Marta Bortolotti, Marta Canzi, Niccolò Bolli, Marco Capecchi, Frederick Chen, Andrea Artoni, Jaroslaw P. Maciejewski, Wilma Barcellini

“…Abstract: Diagnostic boundaries between immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and other thrombocytopenic states, such as thrombocytopenic myelodysplastic syndromes, may be difficult to establish, and the detection of somatic mutations by next-generation sequencing (NGS) may be of aid. Here, we aimed at characterizing the prevalence and clinical significance of clonal hematopoiesis in ITP. …”
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Design, defect analysis, compressive strength and surface texture characterization of Laser Powder Bed Fusion processed Ti6Al4V lattice structures by Bruno Zluhan, Shubhavardhan Ramadurga Narasimharaju, Abhijit Cholkar, Ken Thomas, Ramesh Raghavendra, Eder S.N. Lopes

“…Porous cellular structures of Ti alloys are becoming more attractive in aerospace, automotive and biomedical applications due to greater flexibility, lightweight, strength-to-weight ratio, and desired properties aiding osseointegration. The intricate geometries of lattices pose an extreme challenge for conventional manufacturing. …”
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Clinical Recommendations of the Northwest Society for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition, Interregional Association for Emergency Surgery, Russian Gastroenterological Association, Un... by Yu. V. Averyanova, E. M. Batyrshin, A. E. Demko, G. E. Ivanova, V. T. Ivashkin, L. N. Kostyuchenko, A. V. Lapitsky, I. N. Leiderman, V. M. Luft, I. V. Maev, I. G. Nikitin, M. S. Novruzbekov, Е. A. Poluektova, A. L. Potapov, A. V. Sytov, A. S. Trukhmanov

“…Current recommendations on diagnosis and treatment as well as the developed criteria of medical aid quality assessment are applicable at different levels of healthcare.…”
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Structural insights into dynamics of the BMV TLS aminoacylation by Wen Yang, Ran Yi, Jing Yao, Yongxiang Gao, Shanshan Li, Qingguo Gong, Kaiming Zhang

“…Abstract Brome Mosaic Virus (BMV) utilizes a tRNA-like structure (TLS) within its 3’ untranslated region to mimic host tRNA functions, aiding aminoacylation and viral replication. This study explores the structural dynamics of BMV TLS interacting with tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (TyrRS) during aminoacylation. …”
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